The sweet smell of Clethra alnifolia will greet you as you enter the front gate and venture around the yurt. Clethra is also known as Summersweet. The flower spikes attract many pollinators and people alike with their striking flowers and fragrance.  It is a great addition to your native landscape because it thrives in full sun to part shade. It can also tolerate wet or sandy soils. Check out this versatile native shrub along with Cupflower, Shasta Daisy, Coneflower, Liatris, Hydrangeas, Sunflowers, Joe Pye Weed, Japanese Meadow Rue, Russian Sage, Hostas, Allium, Culver’s Root, Black-Eyed Susans, and Monarda.

Clethra